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type: "Bill"
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title: "Firearms."
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description: "Existing law subjects a license to sell, lease, or transfer firearms to forfeiture for a violation of regulations on the transfer of firearms, except for violations of specified provisions relating to the storage and inspection of firearms. Existing law authorizes the department to conduct inspections of firearm dealers for compliance with specified provisions. Existing law authorizes the Department of Justice to assess a civil fine in an amount not to exceed $1,000 against a licensee that violates any provision that subjects that licensee to forfeiture of that license."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ca"
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legislature: "California Legislature"
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session: "20232024"
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identifier: "AB 1420"
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citation: "California AB 1420 (20232024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Firearms"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Berman"]
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version_count: 7
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action_count: 28
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2023-02-17"
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last_action: "2023-09-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/beab47e3-2779-4993-ac13-83cf5ed00c4d"
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source_url: "http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1420"
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source_hash: "26c5e6238cc66fb33e09a553172c3fec61fb1d355a0fe8b85288fcc4b5e30883"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ca"]
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---
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# California AB 1420 (20232024) — Firearms.
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Existing law subjects a license to sell, lease, or transfer firearms to forfeiture for a violation of regulations on the transfer of firearms, except for violations of specified provisions relating to the storage and inspection of firearms. Existing law authorizes the department to conduct inspections of firearm dealers for compliance with specified provisions. Existing law authorizes the Department of Justice to assess a civil fine in an amount not to exceed $1,000 against a licensee that violates any provision that subjects that licensee to forfeiture of that license.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **02/17/23 - Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1420&version=20230AB142099INT)
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2. **03/23/23 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1420&version=20230AB142098AMD)
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3. **04/26/23 - Amended Assembly** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1420&version=20230AB142097AMD)
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4. **09/08/23 - Amended Senate** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1420&version=20230AB142096AMD)
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5. **09/26/23 - Chaptered** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1420&version=20230AB142094CHP)
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6. **AB1420** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1420)
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7. **09/18/23 - Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billPdf.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1420&version=20230AB142095ENR)
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## Votes
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- Do pass, but first be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **5–0** (pass) · upper
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- Placed on suspense file — **7–0** (pass) · upper
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- 3rd Reading AB1420 Berman By Blakespear — **33–5** (pass) · upper
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- AB 1420 Berman Concurrence in Senate Amendments — **75–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- AB 1420 Berman Assembly Third Reading — **75–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do pass — **5–2** (pass) · upper
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- Do pass. — **15–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Berman — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-17** Read first time. To print. `reading-1`
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- **2023-02-18** From printer. May be heard in committee March 20.
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- **2023-03-23** Referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-23** From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. Read second time and amended. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2023-03-27** Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S. `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-25** From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 25). `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, committee-passage, referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-26** Read second time and amended. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2023-04-27** Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `referral-committee`
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- **2023-05-17** In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. `referral-committee`
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- **2023-05-18** Joint Rule 62(a), file notice suspended. (Page 1580.)
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- **2023-05-18** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 18). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-05-18** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2023-05-25** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 1778.) `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2023-05-26** In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. `reading-1`
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- **2023-06-07** Referred to Com. on PUB S. `referral-committee`
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- **2023-06-28** From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee`
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- **2023-08-02** In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
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- **2023-08-21** In committee: Referred to APPR suspense file. `referral-committee`
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- **2023-09-01** From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (September 1). `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-09-05** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2023-09-08** Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading. `amendment-passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2023-09-11** Read second time. Ordered to third reading. `reading-1, reading-2`
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- **2023-09-14** Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 33. Noes 5. Page 2778.). `passage, reading-1, reading-3`
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- **2023-09-14** In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.
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- **2023-09-14** Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 75. Noes 0. Page 3591.). `amendment-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-09-22** Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.
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- **2023-09-26** Approved by the Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2023-09-26** Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 245, Statutes of 2023. `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/beab47e3-2779-4993-ac13-83cf5ed00c4d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).
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